Ex-Prosecutor Quits Investigation of Care Facility Rape

Ex-Prosecutor Quits Investigation of Care Facility Rape
Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, Ariz. AP Photo/Matt York, file
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PHOENIX—A former top Phoenix prosecutor said on March 1 he resigned from an internal investigation of a health care facility, where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth, out of concern for the organization’s leadership.

Nearly two months after being hired by Hacienda HealthCare to investigate how a patient was sexually assaulted, former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley terminated his contract. Several senior Hacienda staff members and a longtime board director have also resigned.